Rubber band gun



May 14, 1935. A. s.' ROSS 2,001,267

RUBBER BAND GUN Filed Feb 24, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTY May 14, 1935. 5, 055 I 21,001,267

' RUBBER BAND GUN I Filed Feb. 24, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 T 49 /6 3'6 4? F I 6 7 I I I N M 45 I r---+ m 4- 1 l3 6+ 9 t 56/ I L w 9 I 5.5

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' 2;0D1,267 RUBBER. BAND, GUN" 7 Alberta Ross}, Adaia Okla; Application February 24, 1933; Serial'NoL 5583083 I This inventionfrelates to the classofrtoysandpertains; particularly to" a toygun designed; for;-

shooting rubber bands.

The primary objector the present-invention 5 isto provide a toy gun for, shooting rubberbands which is designed tobe loadedwithanumber of.

bandsandito shoot the same singly.

" nnother} object. of the invention. is to providea. :rubber. vband gun which may be loaded with a plurality. of bands and which'may bebperated by a trigger mechanismrto discharge the-bands singly andwith. eachdischarge ofa band to bring another into position for discharge whemthe trigger is actuated.

p, Alstilltfurther object o'f-the inventionis toupro-r vide a.novel barrel. which servesas -a magazine for. the 1 band ammunition and novel mechanism forrotating. the barrel. whereby tobring into position-for discharge a new? band after onehas bleenmeleased.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent asthe description 0f.the same proceeds andtthe invention will tbecbest'rune derstood fromta consideration of. the following detailed description taken in. connection. with the accompanying;drawings'formingrpart of this specification, with the understanding, 7 however,

that the invention. is. not confined to any: strict conformity with the showing of therdrawingsrbut may be. changed or modified so long. as. such changesor modificationsmark no materiaL-departure fromthe-salientieatures of the invention. as expressed in r the appended 1 claims.

In the drawingsr-- Figure-l shows the gun embodying the present invention in side elevation;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional viewtaken longitudinally throughthe breech. portion of the gun; v

Figure 3 is a-sectional view-w similar. to Figure 2 but showing the trigger mechanism retracted Lf or thedischarge of a. band; V

Figure 4 is a vertical sectionaltview takenilone gitudinally oi themuzzle end. of thegun;

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Figure 5 is a transverse seotio'nalview taken substantially. upon the line 5-5vofl Figure 2, certain of the'eiements falling within the, plane of the section line being, in elevation;

Figure Sis aisectionaliview taken substantially upon the line 6'-6iof Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a view in elevation of the. rear end of the barrel;

Figure 8 isa view in perspective of a spring latch pin forming a part of the triggermechanism;

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Figure. 9111s a sectional View taken "substantially upon'flthe. line 9 9 'ofiFi'gure''; J i s Figure lqjisa view infrontl elevation ofa portionoithe trigger mechanisin'removed; fromthe breech f v Figurev lllisa perspective view'of an elementofJthe trigger mechanism by which a springilatch isactuatedy r v t 1 V I Figure 12is a view in perspective of the rear headoflthebarrelL v v j Referring'nolw' more particularlytothe draw ings wherein like numerals of). reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several'views, the numeral I indicates the 'stockof the present gun, while the breech portionis indicated'by the numeral 2. [Extending forwardly'irom and detachably secured to the'lowenpart': or the breech by the; transverse pins; 3 is a" barrel supporting arm 4fat the rear :end'; of which" the trigger guard 5"is?formed.v Ati'the' forward endof the arm-4 there is formedtlieiupwardly"extending; terminal 6 in. the;rear'fac e. of which is' formed a bore l for the reception of fonetend ofthe pin member 8. the forwardlyiacingfiwall ofthe breech 2 there is formed the chamberfif which opposes the rear'wallof the upstandingportionfif of the arm 5 and secured in .a suitable bore iil in the body of the breech is one 'iend' of a pin" H, which extends forwardly." through tlie chamber 9* and a short distance beyondjtheiorwardffaceofthe breech as shown .in' FiguresZ "and-'3'." V fI'hi'sfpinl I is aligned with the: pir the forwar-d end of the arm.

V Locatediabove. thefarm ifbetween' the forward faceofithe'breech 2' and the rear'face of the. up- I standingportion 6 of the arm is {a barrel which is indicated as a rwholeby'the, numeral 12. This barrelicomprises,a cylindricalfportion 13 which at 7 This head-is providedaatits-forward= end which is I fitted into the cylinder"! 3.;w-ith 'the axial chamber lfitinto' vvl'nlcl'r opens the axial bore 29 1 formed in the head fromtheoppositezend: In this bore 20 the-forward endioffthet'pin lili'engages and/as which projects radially beyond will be readily apparent the barrel I2 is, therefore, rotatably mountedupon this pin and the forward pin 8.

The rear end of the head I8 has cut thereinto the longitudinally extending slots 2| which open through theouter surface of the head'and through the rear end thereof as shown in Figures 2 and 12. The forward ends of these slots open into the chamber l9 and the number of these slots correspond to the number of pins' |6 which are carried by the forward head l4. Also, the slots 2| are each in alignment longitudinally of the barrel with a pin l6. 7 The head I9 is provided in its outer, surface with the circumferential channel or groove '22 in which is tightly fitted a wire ring or annulus23 and this groove 22 is so located that the annulus 23 passes over the slots 2|. w r

Oscillatably mounted in each of the slots 2| and upon the annulus 23 is a band holding finger 24 the oute'rsurface of the head |8 as-shown in Figures2 and 3." Disposed longitudinally of "the head l8 within the chamber I9 is a'series of. spring latch pins indicated as a whole by the numeral 25. Eachiof these pins is preferably rounded at its rear end and throughout a portion of 'its'length as indie cated at 26 and at its other end there is formed the right angularly turned terminus 27 which is the end 2'! is relatively thin and spring-like in screw 39 to the inner or forward end of the rear head l8 with the spring-like intermediate per-- tion '29 extending through the chamber and into a recess 2|, with thelrear end 26 projecting from the rear of the recess as shown in Figure 2. These rear end portions 26 of the spring latch fingers extend into the chamber 9 of the breech and are engaged 'by elements of the trigger mechanism of which they form apart." V

;The inner end of; the portionv 26 of each latch pin 25 constitutes a latch'shoulderwhich isindicated by the numeral 3| and the rear inner corner of the adjacent band {holding finger, 24 normally engages this'latch shoulder and is held thereby in .the normal outwardly directed position in which it is'illustrated in Figure-2.; In addition, each of these fingers i'siassisted in retaining this position bya springj32 which has .one end attached to the finger while the other or forward end is secured in a convenient manner as, f'orexample, to the laterally turned portion 21 of'the latch pin, inthe manner shown. Formed in the lower part of the breech 2 is a chamber 33 which opens into and forms a part of the chamber 9 and the opening provides'a means for'the gun trigger to'exte'nd from the chamber 33'into thearea of the guard 5.

Upon the pin'35 which extends transversely through the gun breech and through the chamber 33 is mounted the trigger member 36 which extends through the'opening 34 into the guard 5 in the manner shown andintegral with the pivoted end of this trigger is an arm- 31 which extends forwardlyandterminates' in the lower part of the'chamber 9. Spring means, such" as thatv indicated by the numeral 38, normallyurges the trigger 36'to swing forwardly tothe: position in wh ch it is shown in Figure 2.

The arm 31 is bifurcated at its forward end and the furcations are connected by a pin 39. Disposed between these furcations is the downwardly directed tail-piece 40 of a trip block 4| which stands uprightly in the chamber 9 and has theelongated vertical opening 42 for the extension of the pin therethrough. The tailpiece 40 of the trip block is also provided with a vertically disposed elongated slot which is indicatedj'by thenumeral 43 and through which the pin 39 passes.

Upon its upper end the trip block 4| carries the forwardly extending trip finger 44 which is disposed upon the vertical longitudinal plane of the barrel 2 and normally overlies the end 26 of aspring latch pin 25, being held and supported in thisposition by the pin 39 of the trigger arm.

'As shown in Figure 10 the pin 39 is extended at one enda substantial distance beyond the arm 31 and upon this extended end is oscillatably mounted the barrel actuating finger 45, the pin 35 passing through one end thereof. The other end of this finger is cut out to form a vertical abutment face'45 and a'lip 41 which extends forwardly therefrom. Theunderfacefof this lip is shaped to form the concave cam surface 48; A spring member 49 which is here illustrated as being carried upon the pin 35, engages and normally urges the free upper end of the vertically disposed"barrel revolving finger 45 forwardly. In the bottom-part of the chamber 9 there is pivotally mounted intermediateits ends upon the vertical retaining screw 5|] the bar 5l. One end of this. bar 5| has'a loose connection 52' with a barrel locking pin 53 which is reciprocably mounted in a'suitable' bore 54 formed in the breech 2 and opening throughthe forward face thereof; This structure is illustrated'in Figure 6 and "as is also clearly shown in this figure a coil spring 55 is housed in the bore 54 behind the pin 53 and normally urges the same outwardly where itmay engage its forward end in oneof the recesses 2| of therear-barrel head |8 to hold the barrel againstrotation. Theend of the bar 5| which is connected vviththe barrel locking pin 53 is remote from the end nearest the barrel rotating finger 45 as is shown in Figure 6. e

Inthe operation of the present gun the same is loaded by eng'aging over each'of the pins I6 at the forward end of the barrel |2,"one end of a rubber band 56 and stretching the same rearwardly until its other end mayibe engaged over a corresponding finger 24. Thiswill tend to draw or oscillate the finger forwardly against the tension of the holding spring 32-and if the finger 24 were not otherwise held the spring 32 would be of insuificient strength-to prevent the finger oscillating'under the infiu'enceof the band and the band would, therefore, have its rear end released. However, the innercorner of the finger is engaged against the latch shoulder 3| of the spring latch pin 25 and, therefore, firmly held against movement.

As previously stated the trip finger 44 of the block. 4| normally overliesthe rear end 26 of the uppermost or highest one of the pins 25 and from this it will be readily apparent that when the trip block 45 is pulled down the finger 44 will operate to spring the rear end of the latch pin bottom of the slot 43 in the tail-piece of the trip roomer I swinging downward of the-arm 31 before the trip lock M is moved, the surface-48 will cam against the underlyingpin -=and swing the finger' 45 'backwardly against the tension of the spring 49 as illustrated in Figure" 3. At the same time the rlngeri5 is moving across "the free end of the bar 5'l'but due to {the fact that it is swinging backwardly it does not affect the bar.

However, a point is reached in themovement or the finger I 45 where the forward edge of "the-lip 41 rides over-'- the' end of the pinii-with --'wh-ichthe camsuriace- 485 has been in engage- :ment, whereupon the spring 49" snaps the 'arm 45 forwardly bringing the abutment suriace or wall '46 against the end ofthe adjacent-pin fi and at the same time delivering a sharpblow upon the free end of the bar 151. Simultaneously with thisaction the trip finger 44' efiects the release of theadjacent-finger Z tandthe rubber band held thereby. The blow delivere'd'to the bar 5! swings rearwardly the end attached to the pin 53 and thus releases the barrel l2 so that when the trigger I 36 is released and "the spring 38 becomes effective to swing 'the'trigger back to its I normal =p0siti0n the barrel rotating fingerASwil be forced'to move upwardlyzand the lip 4'l thereof 1 will engage under'the :a'djacent pin"25 and impart sufiicientrotary motion to the barrel to bring another: rubber hand'holding finger zd into the position where the-spring glatch pin-zfi holding it has its "rear: end located :beneath the trip finger: 44. At the-same. time :a 'recess2l comes into position-to receive the barrel :locking pin Sti -and the gun is then.readyx for the discharge of another band.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparen that a rubber band shooting gun constructediin accordance with the present invention 'may ".be

2| in the rear barrel-head l8=andlthe partsoassociated therewith "andialso correspondinglyzlncreasingor decreasing the numberxof pins l6 upon the forward head. 1Withza lgunrof the character herein set :forth. the full-capacity, of bands may -be shot :withoutgiving any. attention to thegun other than to operatezthe trigger in the :cus-

" tomary manner. I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:- c c 1. A rubber-handgun; comprising-astock having a breech,'ani arm extendingiorwardly from said breech, an elongated member rotatably supported at its ends between thebreech and the forward end of said arm, coacting elements at the ends of said elongated member'for holding rubber bands .in stretched condition and disposed longitudinally or themember, the elements adjacent thebreech being adapted to be shiftedrfor the release of the-bands vconnectedtherewith,

' shiftable means S normally holdingsaid elements against movement'by the tensioned bandsand trigger actuated means normally; restraining said means irom' movement by the band connected therewith, and releasing the latter when and as the elements are-brought to a predetermined position by the rotation of the band carrying member.

thestockand having'an angularly extended for- '-ward end, a barrel disposed between the breech and said'arm end, meanspivotally supporting the ends of 'the barrel upon the breech and the-adjacent-end or" the arm, pin members mounted in the forward end of the barrel and extending longitiudinally thereof each being designed for engagementb'y-a rubber-band-a plurality of oscillatably mounted elements carried by the barrel at its oscillatably'mountedinthe breech, and a trip element'actuated by said trigger for releasing the 'oscillatable elements as each is'brought to a predetermined position by the rotation of the :barrel. w I

3. A gun comprising a stock havinga breech,

.anarm carried by'the' breech: and extending forwardly" therefrom, a' barrel extending forwardly 'from thebreech over said arm, means 'pivotally =connecting' the ends of the barrel with the breech and thearm, the'endsof the barreladjacent the breech having aplurality nof radial recesses therein eachtopenin'g through the i-adjacent barrel end, a plurality ofxfingers each .os-

cillatablyxmounted ina recess," a resilient:latch spin for each-of saidfingers. and normally holding the sameiagainst oscillation, each of said fingers being designedto'have-an endof arub- -ber band engaged ther'eover, "means at the forward end or the barrel 'forlholding the other "ehds'of the rubber bands in stretched condition, a trigger mount'edin the breech, an element in the =-.breech :actuated byctheitrigger for shifting flan adjacent spring latch; .pin iorgthe release of ithe finger held'thereby, and means for 'efiecting =the: rotation of the :barrel to progressively, bring :the latch pins into position for engagement by made to carry sany desired "number :of ebands by increasing or decreasing thenumber ofislots the trigger actuated element.

4.v Argun'comprising astockhaving a breech,

'an'arm' carried? by thebreech and extending forwardly therefrom, a-barrel extending forwardly "from' the breech 'over: said *arm, means pivotally' "connectingtheends ofthe barrel with the breech and the arm,v the endiof-the barrel adjacent the breech having a plurality of radial recesses therein each opening through the adjacent barrel end, a plurality of fingers eachoscillatably mounted in a recess, a resilient latch pin: for each of said -fingers andnorniallyrholding the same against oscillation, each of said'fingers being designed to have an end of a rubber band engaged thereover, means at the forward end of the barrel for holdlatableband holding finger held thereby, connectingmeans between said element. and the trigger, means actuated by the trigger when shifted in one "direction for imparting a partial 'ro-tarymovement: to the barrel, and means normally locking thebarrel against movement which is released by and prior to the operation-of the'barrel shifting means *2. A "gun oi-the character described, compris- --i-ng astcckhavinga breech, an arm carried by 5. A gun of the character described, comprising a stock having a breech, an,arm carried by and extending forwardly from the breech, a bar- .rel disposedlongitudinally of the arm and having one end pivotally connected with thebreechand the other, end pivotally connected to the arm a plurality of fingers disposed about the barrel at the rear end and extending radially therefrom, means for pivotally supporting said fingers, each of said fingers being designed to'hold one, end of a stretched rubber band, means at the forward end of the barrel for holding the other ends of the stretched bands, an oscillatable resilient latch pin for each of said oscillatable fingers, disposed within the barrel, and normally engaging and holding the adjacent finger against oscillation a trigger pivotally mounted in the breech, an arm carried by the trigger, a trip member mounted for vertical movement in the breech andhaving a finger normally overlying a latch pin, a loose connection between said trip member and said trigger arm, afinger carried by the trigger arm and normally resiliently forced; forwardly and adapted to ride over the end of a latchv pin upon the actuation of the trigger in one direction for engagementbeneath the pin, a spring pressedand the arm, the end of the barrel adjacent the breech having a plurality of radial recesses thereineach opening through the adjacent barrel end,

a plurality of fingers each oscillatably mounted in a-re'cess, a resilient latch pinv for each. of said fingersand normallyholding the same against oscillation, each of said fingers beingdesigned to have an end of a rubber band engaged thereover, means at the forward end of the, barrel for holding the other ends of the rubber bands'instretched condition, a trigger mounted in the breech, and

an element in the breech actuated by the'trigger for shifting an adjacent spring latchpin for the release of the finger heldthereby. 1 I

7. In a gun of the character described, a rotatably supported barrelhaving a plurality of radial I slots in one end, an element oscillatably'mounted in each slot and projecting therefrom, each of said elements being designed for engagement by a resilient body constantly tending to oscillate it in one direction, resilient means engaging each element and resisting the tendency of the latter to oscillate in the said one directionya'plurality of elongated resilient fingers disposed longitudinally in the barrel'and each having a shoulder engaging and holding an oscillatable element against movement, said fingers-being resiliently mounted to swing inwardlyv ofjthe barrelja trip finger reciprocably mounted adjacent the end of the barrel in which said elements are'carried and adapted when shifted in one direction toengage position, each of said restraining elements'being and movea resilient finger to effect the: release by the latter of 'a pivotally mountedelement, and a trigger pivotally mounted adjacent to and hav-- ing connection with said trip'finger, said oscilnected with each of said oscillatable elements and latable elements being restored to latched con:-

nection with the resilient fingers by the second mentioned resilient elements connected therewith after being oscillated for the release of thefirst mentioned resilient ,elements connected therewith. I 1 i 5 I I, v v gun of-the character described, a-stock and a breech body, a :barrel rotatably connected with and extending from said breech, a plurality ofelements oscillatably mounted on the barrel adjacent the breech and projecting radially from elements, resilient means within the barrel connected with each of said oscillatable elements and tendingto1 oscillate the elements to said radially ;projecting; ;positions, a plurality of restraining elements securedtosaid barrel and each engaging an oscillatable element to hold the same in set .position, each of said restraining elements being adapted tobe shifted inwardly for the release of the oscillatable element; a trigger carriedbythe breech, and a reciprocable finger connected with the trigger for actuation thereby and in the path of movement of which the restraining elements are successively moved=by the rotation of the :barrel.

'9. In a-gunof the character described, a stock ,and breech body, a barrel rotatably connected with and, extending from said breech, a plurality of elements oscillatably mounted on the barrel adjacent the breech and projecting radially from and beyond the outer face of the barrel, means at the forward end of said barrel facilitating connection of resilient elements of the nature of rub- --ber bands'between said forward end and said elements, resilient means within thev barrel contending to oscillate the elements to said radially projecting positions, a plurality of restraining ele- =mentssecured to said barrel and each engaging an oscillatable element tohold the same in set position, each of said restraining elements being adapted to be shifted inwardly for the release of "the, oscillatable element, a trigger carried by the breech, a reciprocablefinger connected with the trigger for actuation-thereby. and'in the path of movement of which the restraining elements are successively moved by the rotationof the barrel, and means connected with and actuated by the trigger-when the latter is shifted in one direction, to impart sufilcient rotary movement to the barrel to dispose a restraining elementin thepath of movement of said-finger. V

10. In a gun of the character described, a stock and breech body, a 'barrel rotatably connected with and extending from said breech, a plurality of elements oscillatably mounted on the barrel adjacent the breechand projecting radially from and-beyond the outer face of the barrel, means at the forward end of said barrel facilitating connection of resilient elements of, the nature of rubber bands between said forward end and said elements, resilient means within the barrel confnected with each of said oscillatable elements and tending to oscillatethe elements to said radially projeeting positions, a plurality of restraining ele-- merits secured" to said barrel and each engaging an oscillatable element'to hold the same in set adapted to be shifted inwardly for the release of r the oscillatable element, a trigger carried by thetrigger for actuation thereby and in the path of movement of said finger, shiftable locking means movement of which the restraining elements are for the barrel, and means operated by and simulsuccessively moved by the rotation of the barrel, taneously with the release of a restraining memmeans connected. with and actuated by the trigher for actuating the shiftable locking means in ger when the latter is shifted in one direction, to a direction to release the barrel for rotation. impart sufiicient rotary movement to the barrel 7 to dispose a restraining element in the path of ALBERT S. ROSS. 

